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ADJUSTABLE BEARING FOR CONNEGTING RODS OB. LINKS.

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ADJUSTAB'LVBEA'RING yFOR CONNECTING- RODS OR LINKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 522,335, dated July 3, 1894!'. Application tiled July 8, i893. Serial No. 479,917. (No model.) Patented in Belgium June 7, 1893, No. 104,995.

To a/ZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known that; we, WILHELM BROOK- HAUSEN and FRIEDRICH BRocKHAUsEN, subjects of the Emperor of Germany, and residents ot' Riga, in the Empire of Russia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Bearings for Connecting Rods or Links, (for which we have obtained Letters Patent in Belgium, dated .I une 7, 1893, No. 104,995,) of which the'following is a specication.

The object ot' this invention is to provide a new and improved adjustable bearing for connecting-rods andlinks, which is so constructed that the bearing-blocks or pieces at that end of a connecting-rod or link Awhichis not readily accessible can be adjusted -from a point on said connecting-rod located a greater or less distance from said bearing-blocks, that is, from a point that is readily accessible.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of apart of a connecting-rod provided with our improvement. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view, on the line y, y, of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view, on the line :o w, of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse sectional view, on the line e z, Fig.

6. Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view of the connecting-rod alone. Fig. 7 is a front end view of the sleeve on the connecting rod. Fig. 8 is a side viewof the sleeve, parts being broken out. Fig. 9 is a rear end View of the sleeve. Figs. 10, 11 and 12 are respectively an end view, a side view and a plan view of one of the bearing blocks, and Fig. 13 is an end view -of another bearing block, that may be used in said bearing.

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The rod A is connected with a head B by means of a key D, that passes through the neck C of the head and through a tapered end of the rod A inserted into saidv neck. The rod A is provided atv an accessible point, a greater or less distance from that end of the 'rod connected withthe head -B, with a raised screw-threaded part G-forreceiving the adj ustable nuts H. v

The head B is shaped to receive the bearing block I and an additional block I', shown in key D or removing the same. Y

The above mentioned lugs F F at one end of the sleeve E, are so arranged that they ypass through the openings BB of the head,

and their straight end surfaces rest against the bearing block I, as shown in Fig. 3. Byv

drawing up the nuts H thesleeve'E can be moved on the rod A in a direction toward the head B, whereby the lugs F bear against the bearing-block I and tighten the same upon' the journal or pin. The bearing block can thus 'be adjusted even if the bearing itself is located at an accessible point of the rod.

Having thus described our invention, we

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination, with a connecting-rod or link, of a bearing-head on the end of the same, a bearing-block in said head, a sleeve Vmounted loosely on said rod'and having lugs that can act on said block, and nuts on the threaded part of the rod,.which nuts serve for shifting the sleeve in the direction of its length, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, of a rod provided with a raised screw-threaded part, a head provided with a neck for receiving one end of saidrod, a key passed through said neck and the end of the rod, a sliding bearing-block in the head, a sleeve mounted to slide on the rod and having lugs passing through apertures in the head, and nuts mounted on the threaded part of the rod for shifting the'sleeve, substan-v tiallyras set forth.

3. The combination, of a rod provided with y a raised screw threaded part, a head having a neck for receiving the end of the rod and' also provided with openings at the side of the neck, a key passing through said neck 4the-rod A for the purpose of inserting the IOO and through the end of the rod, a, bearingblook in the head, a sleeve mounted to slide longitudinally on the rod, lugs on the end of said sleeve, which lugs pass through openings 5 in the head at the side of the socket, the ends of said lugs resting against the bearing-block, and nuts on the screw-threaded part; of the rod, substantially as set forth.

In testmony'that We claim the foregoing as our invention We have signed oui` names in 1o presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

VILIIELM BROCKI-IAUSEN. FRIEDRICH BROCKHAUSEN. Witnesses:

OTTO HANDTMANN, FRANZ BALMANN. 

